One of my birding stops this morning was Greenfield Park in Milwaukee County. A slow morning out, the highlight at Greenfield Park was a Great Blue Heron hunting, catching and eating a Goldfish. It is always nice to see a heron eat something other than a Goldfish, but I guess it is good if they are taken out of the pond. Other species seen where a few Green Herons doing some high flybys. A beautiful morning out with light sun, low winds and temps in the upper 60’s. Images were taken on June 8, 2018.
The Great Blue Heron looking and waiting for something to eat…
Intense listening and looking and waiting for the next meal…
The catch…
Some handling of the fish…
More handling of the fish…
More handling of the fish…
Turning the fish in the correct position to swallow…
In it goes…
Going in…
Going down…
Gulp…
More gulp with a quick drink which is what they do typically after eating something…
Waiting for the next snack…
To a new fishing spot…
Awesome and actually beautiful. Thanks for sharing.
I have seen this several times. It is amazing to watch a blue heron come up with that brilliantly colored fish !
Cool!